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Analysis
Schemes related to Indian Diaspora
o Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojana, 2006
o Know India Program
o Efforts by Indian Government to look after NRIs
o India Millenium Deposit Scheme
o Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
o Nodal Agency to deal with Issues of Indians abroad.
o Under what conditions are NRIs permitted to deposit in India any currency of their choice.
o Significance of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in modern India.
o Why January 9 was chosen to observe Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas.
o Categorize the People of Indian Origin.
o References made to the NRI in Union Budget 2004.
General Questions/Miscellaneous
o Why do NRIs retain their emotional attachment to India.
o Problems faced by NRIs if they decide to settle in India.
o Distinguish between NRI & PIO.
o Brain Drain.
o Reverse Migration
o Differences between Jewish & Indian Diaspora.
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Famous NRIs
India born Amitav Ghosh is a world renowned novelist and author. He was born in
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Calcutta. He completed his graduation from St. Stephens College, Delhi University.
Amitav's latest work of fiction, The Hungry Tide was published in April 2004.
Other prominent works of Amitav are - The Shadow Lines (1990), In An Antique
Land (1994), The Circle of Reason (1986), The Calcutta Chromosome (1995), and
The Glass Palace (2000).
The India born Venture Capitalist, Vinod Khosla is one of the most influential
Vinod Khosla
persons of the Silicon Valley. Vinod Khosla is in Forbes magazine's list of
America's richest 400 people. Vinod Khosla is a world renowned venture capitalist.
Vinod is revolutionizing communications. He rose into fame at the age of 27 when
he co-founded the Sun Microsystems. He is an alumnus of IIT, Delhi.
Vinod Dahm and the Pentium chip are synonymous with each other. It is so because
Vinod Dahm
Vinod Dahm is the creator of the Pentium chip, which runs almost 90% of the
computers today. He is suitably known as the father of the Pentium processor.
Vinod was born in Pune, India in 1950. He received his initial education at Pune.
Vinod earned his bachelor's degree from the Delhi College of Engineering
Indian novelist and short story writer, Anita Desai is specially noted for her
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insightful depiction of the inner life of the female characters in her writings. In
many of her works Anita Desai has highlighted the tensions among the family
members and estrangement of middle-class women. Anita Desai marked her debut
as a novelist in the year 1963 with the Peacock. It was followed by Voices of the
City; Fire on the Mountain (set in Kasuli, a hill station), "In Clear Light of Day,
Where Shall We Go This Summer, and The Zigzag Way. Anita Desai's works were
short listed for the Booker prize 3 times.
Lord Swaraj Paul Lord Swaraj Paul is a Britain based business magnate a philanthropist. He was born
in 1931 in Jalandhar, India. Swaraj Paul founded the multinational company
Caparo- the UK-based steel and engineering group. He was knighted by the British
Queen in the year 1978 and became the Lord Paul of Marylebone and a member of
the House of Lords.
The world famous motivational speaker and best selling author, Deepak Chopra was
Deepak Chopra
a successful endocrinologist at Boston. Dr. Deepak Chopra has written best-selling
books like Ageless Body, Timeless Mind (1993) and The Seven Spiritual Laws of
Success (1995). Applying his innovative mind and medical techniques, Deepak
Chopra became a successful motivational speaker, with a series of multi-media
programmes for healing mind, body and spirit.
Arun Netravali is an international scientist of Indian origin. Arun Netravali has
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made many fundamental contributions in the areas of digital communications
technology. Presently Dr Arun Netravali is the President of the Bell Labs.
Balamurali Ambati of India is the world's youngest doctor. Ambati graduated from
Balmurali
the New York University at the age of 13. Ambati received his degree from Mount
Ambati
Sinai School of Medicine in New York in May 19, 1995. A National Merit Scholar
and a winner in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search & the International Science
& Engineering Fair, Balamurali Ambati Balamurali continued his education at
Harvard, specializing in ophthalmology. Ambati developed plans and strategies to
reverse corneal angiogenesis. Presently Balamurali Ambati is completing fellowship
in cornea & refractive surgery at the Duke University.
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M. Night
Shyamalan
Rajiv Gupta
Rohinton Mistry
Sam Pitroda
Shashi Tharoor
Vikram Seth
Navnit Dholakia
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Khalid Hameed
Shantanu
Narayen
Kiran Pande
Neville Joseph
Roach
Karan Bilimoria
Harvinder
Takhar
Ravi Pillai
Renu Khator
S.R. Nathan
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Bhartiya Divas,
2008
The 6th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas saw over 1,500 Non Resident Indians
from various parts of the globe. This time around NRIs from the Gulf were seen in
large numbers. They had much to share and also an equal amount to complain about.
The Indians settled in the Gulf had much to complain about. The horrific incident in
which over 200 workers in the Gulf had to return to India was still fresh in their
minds. Clearly they were asking for more from the Indian government -- a welfare
fund for the returnees, more protection from the government of India, just to name a
few. Apart from this, Indians from the Gulf complained extensively about the poor
air connectivity between the two countries, which was causing a major problem for
them. They said they had a major problem with Air India and also brought this to the
issue of the Indian government. Although they had so many complaints, they clearly
seemed to have the upper hand when compared to the rest of the NRIs.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said that at least 50 per cent of
the funds that roll into India from the NRIs is from the Gulf. It was evident that the
NRI from the Gulf was no longer interested in taking the back seat and being
preferred over the NRI from the West. They clearly were more outspoken and
demanded for their rights with authority. He assured them of better air connectivity.
He told a media conference later that a private airline will start flying into the Gulf
soon and this would sort out the problem. Regarding the Government carrier, he said
that the issue will be taken up. Ravi also said that a welfare fund for those who had
to come back under difficult circumstances from the Gulf is awaiting the Cabinet
nod.
Pravasi Bhartiya
Awards 2008
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PIO Card
Overseas
Citizenship of
India
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NRI
What benefits
one is entitled
to?
All
benefits
as
availabl
e to
Indian
citizen
subject
to
notificat
ion
issued by
the
Governm
ent from
time to
time.
Does
he/she
require
visa for
visiting
India?
No
What
activities
can be
under
taken in
India?
All
activities
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OCI
(1)A multiple entry
multipurpose life long
visa for visiting India.
(2)Exemption from
registration with local
police authority for any
length of stay in India.
(3)Parity with non
resident Indians (NRIs) in
respect of economics
financial and educational
fields except in relation to
the acquisition of
agricultural or plantation
properties. No parity shall
be allowed in the sphere of
political rights.
Any other benefit to OCIs
will be notified by the
Ministry of Overseas
Indian Affairs (MOIA)
under section 7B (1) of
the Citizenship Act 1955.
Can visit India without
visa for life long.
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DASA Scheme
PIO University
Trace Your
Roots Program
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Indians in
Mauritius
Indians in South
Africa
Indians in E.
Africa
Indians in the
Carribean
Few Famous
NRIs
Indians in the
House of Lords
Related
Abbreviations
Girimata
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Countries
Problems NRIs
face in India
Fields where
NRIs have
excelled
Fields in which
Indians are most
wanted
Effort by GoI for It includes measures like
1. Relaxation in Stay period
NRIs
2. Special Treatment in Investment in different fields
3. Special treatment in interest payment.
4. Both Rupee & Foreign Currency Accounts.
5. Reservation in Education institutes for Diaspora Children.
NRIs have not only contributed in economic liberalization by investing in India but
NRIs
they also play important role as pressure groups in International forum & in
Contribution to
upgrading bilateral relations between various countries.
Indias Devp
Indians abroad are returning home, and offering the country a "brain gain" that could
Reverse
help solve some of India's crushing social problems. Drawn by a booming economy,
Migration
in which outsourcing is playing a crucial role, and the money to buy the lifestyle they
had in America/Europe, Indians are returning in large numbers
Gulf Remittances Worldwide, remittances reached $318 billion in 2007. India topped the list of
recipients with $27 billion, followed by China with $25.7 billion and Mexico with
$25 billion. More than 70 % of the remittances come from Gulf countries.
Interestingly, India received the highest inbound remittances with only 22 million
non-resident Indians, while there are about 40 million Chinese residing outside
China. This was primarily due to the social and family structure in India.
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